Great American Treasure Hunt

Auction Details

Holabird’s Western Americana Collections Presents
The Great American Treasure Hunt
Western Americana & Numismatic Auction

PREVIEW
HWAC Office
3555 Airway Drive
Reno, NV 89511
Friday - September 12 - 10am-6pm
* Preview also available by appointment

Sessions 1 & 2
LIVE AUCTION
Saturday, September 13, 2014 & Sunday, September 14, 2014
Starting Time: 9am PST, both days

Session 3
ABSENTEE AUCTION
Internet or phone bidding only.
Sept 15, 2014
Starting time: 9am monday

LOT PICKUP
Tuesday through Friday after the sale,
normal office hours or by appointment

AUCTION LOCATION
HWAC Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
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RARE Flood signature on Gould & Curry Silver Mining stock certificate1080RARE Flood signature on Gould & Curry Silver Mining stock certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1873. Extremely rare certificate from the famous Comstock mine of Gould & Curry, with the signature of J.C. Flood. Flood was a Comstock financie...
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 8,000.00
Triton Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1081Triton Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1863. Territorial. Incorporated March 31st, 1863. Location: Virginia District, Storey County, N.T. Certificate #3! Issued for fifty shares to M.R. Wil
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to p********n for (475.00 + 92.63BP) = 567.63
Virginia City and Gold Hill Cross Section Maps1082Virginia City and Gold Hill Cross Section Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Sketch of Mining Timbers in Use at the Gould & Curry Mine, Virginia, Nev. Interesting view of interior framework, no doubt from Ta...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******0 for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
Virginia City Mine CDV, Hedger & Noe c. 1870s1083Virginia City Mine CDV, Hedger & Noe c. 1870s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare CDV of unknown Virginia City mine. Image shows stacks of wood outside of mine entrance/ mill facility? Reverse: Hedger & Noe, Photographers...
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to p********n for (225.00 + 43.88BP) = 268.88
Virginia City, Nevada mining papers and photo1084Virginia City, Nevada mining papers and photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Mining papers include ledgers. Names on paper include Ophir Mill, Overman Mill, Chollar Mining Company, Ward Shaft, Gould & Curry Lease, Mexi...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to O******1 for (110.00 + 21.45BP) = 131.45
Geology of the Comstock Lode and Washoe District1085Geology of the Comstock Lode and Washoe District
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Atlas to Accompany the Geology of the Comstock Lode and Washoe District" by George F. Becker. Produced by the United States Geological Su...
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to O******1 for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
King's Mining Industry Atlas1086King's Mining Industry Atlas
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mining Industry Atlas. Clarence King. 1870. Atlas to accompany the Mining Industry Volume III of the US Geological Explorations of the Fortieth Parall
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to O******1 for (700.00 + 136.50BP) = 836.50
Queen Mining Co. Stock Certificate Illustrated by G. T. Brown1087Queen Mining Co. Stock Certificate Illustrated by G. T. Brown
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock no. 1198 issued to William H. McClintock Jr. for 50 shares on April 10, 1876. The Queen Mining Co was located in the Flowery Mining District. Th
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Bostrom's No. 2 Level (Survey Instrument) c.1901-19101088Bostrom's No. 2 Level (Survey Instrument) c.1901-1910
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Earnst A. Bostrom surveying instrument. Comes attached to wooden tripod. Missing plumb-bob. Inside says Bostrom's No. 2 Level. No patent date. P...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to b******1 for (75.00 + 14.63BP) = 89.63
Complete Set of Hardcover Shamberger Books1089Complete Set of Hardcover Shamberger Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Set of ten books including: Virginia City, Wonder, Seven Troughs, Weepah, Silver Peak, Rawhide, Rochester, Fairview, Goldfield, and Candelaria. This i
Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to T*********t for (475.00 + 92.63BP) = 567.63
Kendall Mining Company and Gold Top Mining Company Gold Ore Bags, Goldfield, NV1090Kendall Mining Company and Gold Top Mining Company Gold Ore Bags, Goldfield, NV
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Authentic, old, used, and dusty. Bags have rips and holes. Both of the ore bags are from Goldfield, Nevada mines. City: County:
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Mine Lighting in Nevada1091Mine Lighting in Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Copy of a rare book by Jack D. Ramsdell and Ron Bommarito. The inside cover indicates that this is "Limited Edition of 100 No. 32" and is ...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to T*********t for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
The Silver Mines of Nevada, 18651092The Silver Mines of Nevada, 1865
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paher 229. Paper covers, only light wear, in custom slip case. 78pp plus folding map by E. W. Perry. The publication of this rare pamphlet/booklet coi
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to L*****1 for (575.00 + 112.13BP) = 687.13
Jeffrey Mfg. Co. General Catalog No. 841093Jeffrey Mfg. Co. General Catalog No. 84
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"For the Mill, Factory and Mine, Elevating-Conveying Crushing-Screening Power Transmission Machinery." The entry pages list several busine...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Cornucopia Gold Mine Archive!1094Cornucopia Gold Mine Archive!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 400 pieces. C1930's. Includes a mining lease, unused checks, underground shift reports, supplies issued ticket, Hundreds and hundreds of ti...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
The Coal Catalog, Coal Field Directory, 1915, 19181095The Coal Catalog, Coal Field Directory, 1915, 1918
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. Keystone Consolidated Publishing Company Inc., Pittsburgh, PA. 1) 1915. The Coal Field Directory and Mining Catalogues of Coal Mining Equipm
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Caledonia Gold Mining Company stock certificate, Dakota Territory, 18791096Caledonia Gold Mining Company stock certificate, Dakota Territory, 1879
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Signed by President S. Heydenfeldt. Solomon Heydenfeldt (1816–1890) was the first Jewish justice of the Supreme Court of California in the United Stat
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 1****e for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
Comet Mining Company of Utah Stock Certificates1097Comet Mining Company of Utah Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two issued certificates from the Comet Mining Co. of Utah. Large size certificates with allegorical figures posing on pedestals with a train going dow
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****a for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
Chloride Point Cons. Mining & Milling Co. Stock1098Chloride Point Cons. Mining & Milling Co. Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #1423, issued at S.L.C. in 1898 to Nathan W. Hartwell for 1000 shares. Signed by H.W. Brown as president and W.E. Hubbard as secretary. Inc. in
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t****c for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75
Four Utah Mining Stock Certificates1099Four Utah Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four certificates from different miners issued between 1899 and 1916. 1)Centennial Eureka Mining Company (ME), issued in 1899 for 50 shares. Signed by
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 9.75BP) = 59.75